Improvement in harness-saddles



Letters Patent o. 113.136, dated March 28. 187] IMPROVEMENT INHARNESS-SADDLE'S.

I'he Schedule referred to irl-these Letters Patentaad of the lame.

To all whomit may conccm l Be it. known that I, VALENTIN Bonsm, of thecity, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Harness-Saddle; and I do hereby declare lthe following tobe a full, y

clear, and exact description thereof-which will enable th'ose skilled intheta-rt to make and use the Same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in whichdrawing- Figure l is a central section in the line 'af-x of iig. 2.Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of my improved Saddle.

Figure 3 is a cross-section in. the line y-y of fig. 2. Figure 4 is acrosssection in the line z-z of iig. l. Similar' letters indicatecorresponding parts. rIhis invention relates .to saddles for harness,and consists in several novel features of improvement, as hereinafterexplained. Y

' The letters A A designatetthe usual wooden mountings of thesaddle-tree, which extend from one side to ,the other of the frame, andare separated by a space wide enough to form the usual channel B for thebackband C.

The upper surfaces of the wooden mountings A are covered by thejockey-leather D, while to their under surfaces are fastened the. metalti'ame E, which forms the foundation or base to which the woodenmountings above mentioned, and also the cast-metal braces, hereinaftermentioned, are attached.

The metal frame extends'throughont the whole extent of the saddle-tree,and the same may be of cast or sheet metal, and if madejbf sheet metal'1t is swaged or bent longitudinally to conform to the curved .shaperequired for the saddle, and transversely itis benaas is showninostclearly-'in lig. 3, so that its central part throughout itslength isdepressed A to form the bottom oftheback-band c hannel B, whereof theleather covering D forms thetop, the sides of the channel being formedby the bends in the said metal frame, together with the inner-'edges ofthe wooden mountings.

The edges of the metal frame E overlap. upon and are fastened to theunder surfaces of the" wooden mountings, and, in order tof obtain thenecessary strength and stiiness and to ikcep the saddle-tree in itsproper shape, I place independent metallic braces,y F F, under the metalframe along the parts which are fastened to the wooden mountings, as ismost clearly shown'in iig. 2,-' The thickness 'of the metallic braces issuch that they will be ush with the bank-band channel, asis seen "iniig. 3;

The rear brace F is formed with the usual loop, G, for the backstrap ofthe harness, and the front brace F is made with a depression te receivethe shank of the checklhook H, which is fastened to it by a screwbolt,which goes through it and the wooden monntings and .the cantel I.'

The braces F F are cast or made of any suitable material that possessesthe required strength and. stiffness, and I make them' corrugated on oneor both surfaces, so as to secure lightness and strength. Their endsextend down in each direction toward the ends of the saddle-tree aboutas far as' the places of the tenet-hooks, at which points thechannelpart of the metal frame E is cut 'away to receive the transverseterret-hook braces J J, which consist of cast-metal U-shaped pieces,whose ends or edges K K are fastcned upon the wooden mountings A Aeither below the edges-of the metal frame, or, as in this instance,above the edges of the frame, the whole being firmly secured, as is thecase with the otherbraces F, by screws or rivets.

v The backs of the-transverse braces J J extend over the back-bandchannel and hold up the leather covering D, and form supports for theterret-hoks L L, whose shanks screw into them,

The transverse braces J J are made with their edges elongated, more orless, so as to extend toward the ends of the wooden inountings, to giveto them and vto* the cote'rminous metal frame the requisite strength atthe ends of the saddle-tree.

The ends of said transverse braces J also form solid bearings for thescrews Q Q, which go through the. jockey D, and fasten it, the flap R,the wooden mountings, the said braces, and the frame E to each other.

By constructing the'parts in the manner herein de-l scribed I am able toplace the terrets over the cene terof the hack-band channel and yetleave the said 'channel open and unobstructed, so that the back-band canbe moved freely through it at all times, adapting itself to themovements ofthe horse.

The Vcantel is of wood, N, and of metal, M, com.-

bined, and as thev rear portion N, which is made of 'wood to decreasethe weight of that portion, must re-V ceive the screws or fasteningdevices which secure that' part of the saddle-tree, it is found inpracticejthat Y wood does not possess sucient strength and rmness toform a suitable bed for the fastenings. In order to remedy this defect,I set into the bottom of the wooden part of the cantel a metallicbed-plate, O, which is tapped to receive the screw-bolts P, which securethe rear of the cantel to the saddle-tree, thereby giving the fasteningsa firm bearing in the cantel witbwithout weakening the wood, and withoutliability of becoming loose by wear. What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let- 1. The combination of the sheet-metal frame E,constructed as described, sov as to form the foundasind (time i tion ofa saddle-tree and a channel-way for the baekthe cantel, substantially asand for the purpose deband, with the lwooden mountings A A and the frontscribed. v and rear metallic braces E F, substantially as set Thisspecification signed by me this 21st day of forth. l January, 1871.

2. l'.lhe transveise terret-hook' braoes J, in oombina- VALENTIN BORST.tion with the sheet-metal frame E and wooden mountings A, substantiallyas described. Witnesses:

3. The combination of the cantel I of ametallie E.. F. KAsTENHUBEB,bed-plate, O, arranged upon the wooden portion of J. VAN SANTvooRD.

